Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications Tasks 20%

• Investigate and evaluate a number of variables involved in the development of graphic images.
• The investigation will involve practical testing, comparative evaluation (what works best) and a summative evaluation (what you will use).
• There should also be some information from secondary sources (research on what the experts use).
• Present your finding in a table with pictures and comments.

• Use one or more graphic processes (hand made and computer based).
• Skills assessed relate to visual composition, design elements and principles.

• Produce a communications product using two or more computer graphics programs, i.e: IMovie, Photoshop, In Design or Illustrator.
• The product must include text and images and communicate to a particular audience about an issue (i.e: anti-cyber bullying).
• The focus of this task is on visual composition and the use of computer based graphic techniques.

• Students produce the item designed in the Folio.
• That is to develop a communications product that uses a graphic process.

• Branding (logo, stationary, signage, promotional tools),
• a Publication (recipe book) or
• Advertisement (animation).
• The product will be negotiated with the teacher.
• The product must contain both text and visual elements.

• BRIEF - Identify need/problem (why) & Design brief (what, who, how & what else) (150 words)
• COMPARE - Similar products, production techniques / materials (500 words)
• MATERIALS - Options (300 words)
• IMPACTS - Impacts (500 words)

• Reaction to investigation / design brief & Refinement of ideas

• Product success – design brief
• Effectiveness of making product
• Modification - reflections